Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-08-10
LOCAL NEWS.
Davis is again sick in bed.

DIR. Davis Is again sick in bed.
READ Cunningham s money adj. 81
Mutton at the Central meat mar
ket. 7
Call on Bronson & IIouchin for farm
loans. 8
The chapter meets tomorrow, Thurs
day, night.
Great reduction in Overalls at w. NJ.
WHEELET's. II
Baby carriages ut Higgins, Of every
variety and price. 80
A, II. Mckinney started to Lamar,
Colorado, Sunday.
az. II. Nixon is up from n severe at
tack of rheumatism.
Buy your fresh meats at Mobiles, in
the gypsum building. ~
The best 8 cent cigar in town in at
Pearson's City Drug Store. 5
N. w. Young is running the old re-
liable Medicine Lodge hotel.
John Fleming returned Sunday from
four weeks visit to Illinois.
Mrs. G. Il Freeman returned Sunday
from visit to friends at Coldwater.
Bronson * ITouchin have money at
low rates to loan on improved farms.
For RENT-Two business rooms. OPP
posite the court house. ID. y. Mccain
less. 2
Smoked meats, bologna sausage, and
every variety of fresh meats, at +. T..
Mobiles. AZ
Ike Powell was in town yesterday.
lie used to make this place his head
quarters.
Remember the great reduction in
Flour at Wheeler's lasts until Satur-
day "only." II
W. III. Peak came I'm from Missouri
last week, and is looking after his Bar
Der county land.
Clay McGrath is mentioned as suit
able candidate for county clerk, on the
democratic ticket.
A. NJ. IIouchin and wife are enjoying
mountain life at Colorado Springs, hav-
ing started out last Wednesday.
Geo. II. Stone was at Bross last Sat
urday, and reports having seen some
good corn in that vicinity.
Judge Ellis will leave this week on n
trip to his old home in Maine. lie has
not been there since he was boy.
Attorneys Long and Vickers spent
three days in the Territory, at Dunn's
ranch, last week, and killed ten bushels
of plover.
Judge Ellis last week sold his trot-
ting colt TO Lawyer l.. j. Webb, of
Topeka, $500 being the price obtained,
we believe.
After September first Standitord.
Youmans u Eldred will adopt and
strictly adhere to the cash basis. See
their announcement in this issue. IL
X. a. Palmer, n prominent attorney
OF Collwater, was here Monday and
yesterday. lie says that the democrats
of Comanche county are in high spirits
and confident.
To-day the Doris Colvin circus will
be here in all its glory. II is said by
the Kansas City papers to he the best
show now on the road, and this state
ment is confirmed 10y several persons
I'm this city who have seen IL since IL
left Kansas City.
Last Thursday, the proposition to
vote $4,000 i'm city bonds for the pur-
pose Of bringing the waters of Elm
creek into this city, was carried by a
large majority, the vote standing l66
FOR the bonds to 40 against them. II
will now be with the city council TO say
how and when the money shall be ex-
pended. We have confidence in the
council, but at the same time we want
to warn that body not to ''bite of more
than It can chew" The people will not
stand extravaganza {; they will discoun-
tenance any proposition that has the
appearance OF lob" in the interest
OF any company or individual; and they
will vigorously and effectually protest
against experimenting at the public
expense.